What a Change from Four Years Ago
Much of my time as an undergraduate student at West Chester University had been spent getting involved with local political organizations and even helping to create an anti-war group on campus, Students Stand Up for Peace. For four years, I joined friends to hold vigils, rallies, open-mike nights and whatever other events we could think of to raise political awareness. But I always saw the same faces at every event, and students I did not know always shrugged and walked by when I tried to hand them activism literature.
Today, I’m still not certain why some young people were...
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Rotating Agenda
Did anyone get their economic stimulus check? While Bush plans on fixing the economy by rewarding American citizens with free money, our country falls into deeper debt and inflation. Many even attach the increase in gas cost to the weakened American dollar. We should not only allow ourselves to view the problems as being caused by our country but possibly by us as well. Through self evaluation, we can easily see that giving a stimulus check to a struggling economy is like giving a college student Christmas money when he can’t afford rent. While many might expect the student to squander the money on beer and CDs, the reality is...
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Profile: Max Gottesfeld
For Max Gottesfeld, an artist residing in Philadelphia, art should not be limited to what is showcased at fancy, suit-n-tie gallery events. His belief that art should be accessible to everyone is reflected in his involvement with various organizations that are the antithesis...
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Film Review: I'm Not There
In Todd Haynes’s stunning I’m Not There, the character Jude Quinn, played with fierce intensity by Cate Blanchett, says, “You never know how the past will turn out.” The film, a cubist portrait of Bob Dylan—part musical biopic, part documentary, and part surreal fantasy—is its own response to that statement. It challenges the audience to accept the protean nature of the past. No longer a solid record of events for history books, the past changes as we change, as our understandings change. And if the past is protean in nature, then so are those who embody it. Thus, the film gives us its subject—the multifaceted Dylan—in six separate shapes.
Haynes’s approach is both refreshing and relevant. Indeed, after watching I’m Not There, other biopics feel limited in... |
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Indie Media Review:
Word of Mouth
Word of Mouth is a monthly zine published online and in print that is dedicated to informing all of its readers about the underground music that can be found in Pennsylvania. In their own words, the publication’s editors and writers are, “passionate about supporting not only local music, but all underground music and art.”
Anyone who is interested in the local music scene should check out the zine. It’s filled with information. The band interviews are especially interesting because not only do they provide insight into the bands, but they also provide information about upcoming performances and album releases. The CD reviews are also excellent, and honest. Whether the reviewers really like a band or not, they don’t sugar coat anything. They tell ..
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